Clorox said it increased its quarterly dividend...

Clorox said it increased its quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 34 cents a share from 30 cents, payable May 15 to shareholders of record May 3 . . . Quotron Systems said shareholders at the company’s annual meeting approved a proposal to increase the amount of authorized common stock to 75 million shares from 50 million . . . Textron reported that it plans to sell its Fafnir Bearing division as part of a debt-reduction program. Fafnir, headquartered in New Britain, Conn., had revenue in excess of $225 million last year . . . Troy, Mich.-based K mart increased its quarterly common stock dividend to 35 cents a share from 31 cents, payable June 10 to shareholders of record May 24 . . . San Mateo-based Visa U.S.A. announced that it has awarded its domestic advertising program--valued at more than $15 million--to BBDO International, New York.